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Effect of variation in ovine WFIKKN₂ on growth traits appears to be gender-dependent

Wang, J.; Zhou, Huitong; Fang, Qian; Liu, X.; Luo, Y.; Hickford, Jonathan G. H. (Macmillan Publishers Limited, part of Springer Nature., 2015-07-22)

WFIKKN₂ may play a role in the regulation of muscle growth and development, but to date there have been no reports on the effect of variation in WFIKKN₂ on growth and carcass traits in livestock. In this study, the effect ...

Genetic diversity of selected genes that are potentially economically important in feral sheep of New Zealand

McKenzie, Grant W.; Abbott, Johanna; Zhou, Huitong; Fang, Qian; Merrick, Norma C.; Forrest, R.; Sedcole, John R.; Hickford, Jonathan G. H. (BioMed Central Ltd., 2010)

Background: Feral sheep are considered to be a source of genetic variation that has been lost from their domestic counterparts through selection. Methods: This study investigates variation in the genes KRTAP1-1, KRT33, ...